also becoming very, very closely linked with the United States which is now the super power of the World. So there are some new questions out there. I hope to learn about Canadians' views on these top- ics, by doing these consultations, which relate closely on how we develop all of these pillars."

Now firmly rooted in a conversa- tion regarding Canada's place in the world, I figured that it would be an appropriate time to ask the Minister about Canada's role in the unstable situation in the Middle East. In short, I removed a piece of bright- ly coloured paper from my pocket and placed it on the table in front of him. It was a poster that had been put up on cam- pus a few days earlier, asking people to turn out in protest to show the Minister of Foreign Affairs that Canadians want no part in a unilateral military action against

Iraq by the US.

I asked Graham about the poster. What was his position on a Canadian mili- tary action against Iraq? — and I asked if protests like the one staged on UPEI's

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After a hiatus following the demise of his band, Good has returned with a solo album that in many ways seems to contradict itself. It is an album that manages to be both political and per- sonal at the same time, and for the most part is still abstract enough for the listener to take their own stance on the material.

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campus have any influence on his foreign policy. He said, "There are lots of ways in a democracy for people to go about expressing their opinions. Protests are a perfectly legitimate way in a democracy in my view. I believe very strongly in a democracy you don't go to war unless you've got the support of your population — unless you can make a case to your popu- lation that this is something — a use of force — that is absolutely a last resort.

And the population has to be committed to say ‘yes we recognize the need for it.' The protestors are not going to make the gov- ernment do something, but they indicate to the government where the popular opinion in the country is, so I think it's a very legit- imate thing to do."

With time quickly running out on my opportunity to speak with Bill Graham, I had one last question. As Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, | wanted to know how he wished for the rest of the world to view Canada. He had this to say: "I must

say, I am totally astonished when I travel to see the degree to which Canada is well received abroad. You just have to go abroad to realize how many people would like to come and live in this country. Most of them would move here tomorrow. .And that's because the image we project is a country where we respect one another, where there is tolerance, and where immi- gration is respected."

With that, we stood and shook hands. Graham was whisked out the door and almost immediately departed for Duffy Amphitheatre to lead a discussion on Canada's foreign policy with the general public. I was left rather pleased with the interview, and was impressed with the Minister's straightforwardness throughout. I encourage anyone interested in learning more about — or commenting on — Canada's place in the world to visit www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca to have their say.

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